september 2009

nuçi’s space396 Oconee StreetAthens, GA 30601706.227.1515space@nuci.orgwww.nuci.org

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Will KiserLaura FordLinda V. PhillipsMichael McGough

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Larry Tenner

the newsletter for Nuçi’s Space, a nonprofit musicians’ support/resource center

For everything there is a season… by Linda V. PhiLLiPs

It’s 95 degrees out. A typical late August day in Georgia—hot and sticky. But today when I was returning from my early morning Yoga class, I felt a slight breeze carrying the barest hint of change

coming. Summer is tiring but there is the promise of a new season on the horizon.

This August brings a special anticipation of change. For the past ten years, I’ve spent the better part of my days living and breathing Nuçi’s Space. It has been a glo-rious adventure. Looking back, I’m impressed with how such sorrow can give forth to such healing and finally to hope. And what a growth experience! I’ve had the good fortune to work with so many young men and women as they transition from adolescence to adulthood. I now grasp more fully what Gibran meant when he wrote about parents, “You are the bows from which your chil-dren as living arrows are sent forth.” One life ending too soon gives birth to an idea and then to a living reality, a new season.

Instead of being weighted down with the heaviness of August, I find that that little breeze of change is carrying me into the next season. I’m wondering what it holds and I’m excited by the possibilities. But before I’m car-ried away, I need to thank all the people who believed in and really “got” the idea for Nuçi’s Space and there are many. In 1999, I wrote my first “annual giving letter.” The response from my family and friends was such that we were able to start paying for therapy before our doors were even open. Many of this original group of donors have continued to give and to support Nuçi’s Space. They are the same people who have always been there for Pierre, KP, Nuçi and me. Thank you!

And just as an aside, I’d like to thank the few peo-ple who never understood or “got” what we at Nuçi’s Space are trying to do. You’ve made us strive to ar-ticulate more clearly our mission. You’ve also under-scored the need for creative thinking and solutions to dealing with Depression and suicide. I thought of you recently when I read in a book, “We have to believe that even the briefest human connections can heal. Otherwise, life is unbearable.” We’ll continue to do what we do and hopefully, you’ll “get” it.

Many thanks are owed but I won’t mention names because you know who you are.

When I first got the idea for Nuçi’s Space, I was somewhat fearful. A dear friend asked, “If you don’t do it, who will?” Thank you! I vowed to myself never to be afraid again (or at least to try). I could never have devel-oped my idea without the very special people who work at Nuçi’s Space. They started out as my children and have become my peers and my friends. They are Nuçi’s Space! The psychiatrists and therapists (and their office people) have been everything I could have hoped for and more. They go above and beyond and give me hope for the state of mental health care. And to my musicians! You are the pulse that makes us beat. And to those we help. Thank you for the privilege. You are our reason for being.

Space prohibits my listing the myriad of people who leave an indelible impression on Nuçi’s Space. I hope you’ll forgive me and know that you have my profound thanks.

But I can’t journey into that next season without thanking the most important people in my life:

To Pierre for being the best husband and for giving me two beautiful sons. He is always there for me. He is my touchstone.

To KP for being the best “first” son ever. He is always there for me, even in the middle of the night when ev-erybody else is asleep.

And of course,

To Nuçi for being the best “last” son ever. His short life inspired the nurturing, understanding, compassion and insight that define Nuçi’s Space.

Without the three of you, my life would be in black and white.

Thank you one and all!

Nuçi PhillipsMemorial Foundation

Board of Directors

President: Stephanie Sharp

Vice President: Matt Justus

Secretary: Rebecca Hood

Treasurer: Robert Bachman

David BarbeKP DevlinNatalie GlennPatterson HoodEllie MacKnightLinda V. PhillipsPierre PhillipsBen RobertsSally Speed

Emerita

Virginia EllenbergJan Barstow

Legal Counsel

Jim Warnes

Executive Director

Bob Sleppy

Recent DonoRsAthens Human Rights Festival

AthFest, Inc.Bedingfield, BoBlackmon, DanBlasingame, Greg & KellyCampbell, Alan & BethHanover, CameronHerman Goldman Foundation

Heyman, MarthaHill, JanetteHinsch, Steve & HollisJackson EMC Foundation, Inc.

Lyndhurst FoundationMejias, Erin & SergioNettles, VictorNicholson, Dr. PeterRoberds, Thomas & Pamela

Ron @ Connected Technologies

Rosen, MatthewRosenberger, Charles & Chandler

Smith, Walter E. & Rosie O.Spalding, MargieStockham, ToddSultan, JayTurner, Robert

Two Story CoffeeVashi, MeyurWear Your Music LLCWhelan, Eddie

In Memory of Luke Valiquette

Regina Bower

In Memory of James Matthews

Marigene & David Haas

In Memory of Brittany Stadler

Stevie Hretz

In Memory of Anthony Lunetta

John Keane

In Memory of Patrick McGough

Curtis Lynch

In Memory of Patricia Roberts

Don Roberts

In Memory of Bo TompkinsL.C. Tompkins

camp Amped 2009 Sponsors & Supporters:

AthFestThe Bakery RecordingBarberitos–EastsideThe Blue Room StudioBuffalo’s Chase Park TransductionChick-fil-AClockedDonderos Kitchen

Five Star Day CaféBruce & Lisa Ford40 Watt ClubThe GritJackson EMC FoundationJersey Mike’sJimmy John’sJohn Keane’s StudioLoco’sMama’s BoyKim Coggins (in memory of

Frank McGill)

Mellow MushroomMoe’sMusician’s WarehousePierre & Linda PhillipsPublixSamsSigma Alpha Iota–

UGA ChapterMargie SpaldingTaco Stand–Milledge Ave.Team ClermontAnna & Ken Zankel

We are pleased to announce that, thanks to a generous grant from the Mockingbird Foundation (www.mockingbirdfounda-tion.org), Nuçi’s Space has begun its Camp Amped After School program. Camp Amped After School (CAAS) is based on Nuçi’s Space’s Camp Amped summer program and incorporates all of the cool parts of Camp Amped into a less intensive semester-long program. CAAS provides an opportunity for young musicians who cannot attend the Camp Amped summer program to play in a band with their peers and become more involved with Nuçi’s Space. Thirteen students are taking part in the first installment of CAAS, and they will be showcasing their hard work at a Grand Finale on Sunday, November 15 at the Melting Point. If you would like more informa-tion about Camp Amped After School, please contact Laura Ford at laura@nuci.org

Nuçi’s Space Expands Its Youth Program

To meet increasing demand for spots in Camp Amped, this summer Nuçi’s Space offered two sessions of its youth outreach program, dou-bling the number of participants from last year. The June 8–20 and July 6–18 sessions were both a huge success, with a total of 40 young musi-

cians enrolled for the summer. The last Saturday of each session students put on a rock show for a packed house at Nuçi’s Space, with approximately 200 people in attendance at each Grand Finale. For pictures, sound bytes and more information,

please go to www.nuci.org and click on the Camp Amped 2009 button. If you would like to sponsor Camp Amped, or if you are interested in attend-ing Camp Amped 2010, please email Laura Ford at laura@nuci.org.

nuçi’s spaceStaff

Bob SleppyWill KiserLaura FordMichael McGoughDan NettlesChris ByronTerrance MedinaKane Stanley

special thanks to:

Jason Thrasher / Thrasher Photo • The Dumps (Andy, Jeff, Jason & Patrick) • Pride Parade (Allen, Andrew, Aaron, Bubba & BJ) • Patterson Hood & The Screwtopians (Patterson Hood, Brad Morgan, John Neff, Jay Gonzalez & Dave Barbe) • CK Koch • Chris Byron • Sloan Simpson • Jonathan Brill • Chad Purvis • Shil Patel • Sally Speed • Lesley Cobbs • Nancy Milligan • Jake Brown • Lynne Seymour • Jayne Clamp • Isik Benson • Bonnie McRae • Emily Thornton • Chrismon Hinsch

Camp Amped 2009 Wrap-Upcamp Amped 2009 Instructors:

Lead Instructor: Dan NettlesFacilitator: Carl LindbergPeter Alvanos • Claire Campbell •Betsy Franck • Seth Hendershot • Phil Mayer • Ben Mize • Allen Owens • Thayer Sarrano

JUNE:Philip CarpenterSam BensonAaron HunnicutDJ WaylandIsik BensonNick BradfieldAlex BlankenshipDylan MobleyJackson MartinWilliam KissaneHenry SutterNick BrownJack HaferWard ArchibaldJacob ConleyJessica CubberlyJessica ScottGabriela MejiasDylan Loftin

JULY:Evan JensenBeau AndersonChase BrownMack GregoryMary Cook Ana ColonGedia PowellHenry BarbeJustin GranadosJosh DuncanGlenn ReeceEmmett CappiIan KeaneMarisa MustardLennon MedvickHunter HulseyMaddie SchmidtWinston BarbeShelby Moss

camp Amped 2009 Participants:

nuçi’s spaceStudent Organization

President

Lindsey Epperly

This year’s S.P.A.C.E Race is quickly approach-ing, and preparations are well underway. The date is set for Saturday, October 24 at 9:00 am, and will take place on the University of Georgia campus. The S.P.A.C.E. Race is a 5k run/walk to support Nuçi’s Space and raise awareness about the issues of depression and suicide. Whether you are a serious runner, casual jogger or simply want to help, there is a way for you to participate. Of course, you can register to run the race and get your friends and family to sponsor you. You can even form a team of runners for a great group activity. If you are unable to run, you can be a phantom run-ner or volunteer. All registered participants will receive a 2009 S.P.A.C.E. Race t-shirt. You can register online or by mail using the form included in this newsletter.

This year will bring some changes that are designed to improve the runners’ experience and further benefit Nuçi’s Space. First, runners will be encouraged to pick up their numbers at

Nuçi’s Space the day before the race, October 23. This will make the morning of the race even

smoother for runners, as they will be able to avoid long registration lines.

Nuçi’s Space is also holding its 9th Anniversary party the night before the race from 5:30–10:00

pm, so runners will be able to check in and enjoy the anniversary party all at the same time. Second, a new set

of awards, recognitions and incentives has been developed to encourage runners to raise additional money to support the

programs and services of Nuçi’s Space. More information, as well as an online registration

form, is available at www.nuci.org/spacerace.We believe this will be a great year for the

S.P.A.C.E. Race and appreciate your support.

SAVE THE DATE!!nuçi’s space 9th Anniversary CelebrationFrIDAy, OCTOBEr 23 • 5:30–10 PM • FOOD, MuSIC AnD MOrE…

S.P.A.C.E. Race 2009

Saturday, October 24, 2009 · 9:00 amMemorial Plaza on the University of

Georgia campus. For more info, go to www.nuci.org/spacerace

Nuçi’s Space is selling special Macy’s shop-ping passes for $5 from now until October 16th. Supporters who purchase passes benefit by receiving storewide shopping sav-ings at Macy’s all day on October 17, 2009.

Since 2006, Macy’s Shop For A Cause has partnered with non-profit organizations nationwide to raise more than $28 million for their ongoing chari-table efforts.

Buying Passes: If you would like a Shopping Pass (100% of

the proceeds benefit Nuçi’s Space), when you send us your donation in the pre-addressed envelope enclosed in this newsletter, please indicate “Macy’s Shopping Pass” in the “in honor of ” field.

The shopping passes must be presented at each time of purchase in order to qualify for

discounts.For more information on Shop For A Cause

please visit www.nuci.org.

Shopping Passes benefit Nuçi’s Space

Interns

Lindsey EpperlyTara Sutton

Active Volunteers

Steven ArmourMcKenzy BaileySandra BaumgaertnerIsik BensonKristen Berg Raven BierAllie BrantleyPhillip CarpenterJayne ClampLesley CobbsMichiko CouchmanMark CunninghamMegan DuganFred GalyeanJennifer HanleyChrismon HinschBonnie McRaeMeredith Hubbard Brian KummHart Linker Ashton LucasLauren McCall Aubrey Miller Nancy MilliganPaige MitchellJenna Moon Shannon O’Neill Paul Prae Norma PylantMicah RosenbergerLynne SeymourWilliam SmithTaylor SolomonEmma TemplemanJames Terry Emily ThompsonManuel Torres Emily WilliamsKevan Williams Jim Bob Wilson Robert WilsonJon Yarbrough

Nuçi’s Space is currently presenting a once in a lifetime chance to see Widespread Panic, Drive-By Truckers at Voodoo Fest (other fea-tured Voodoo Fest bands include Kiss, Eminem, The Flaming Lips and Jane’s Addiction) in New Orleans from October 30–November 2. Rocknraffle.com offers a chance to win, and the best part is that tickets are in the form of a $1 donation made to Nuçi’s Space.

Rock N Raffle was created with the help of Drive-By Truckers, Widespread Panic, and Plexus Web Creations, all long-time, loyal sup-porters of Nuçi’s Space. 100% of the proceeds from the online contest will benefit Nuçi’s Space.

“Rock N Raffle will be marketed and publi-cized nationwide through social media channels,” said Ellie MacKnight, of Widespread Panic who also serves on the board of Nuçi’s Space. “We love this idea as a fundraiser because with the help of Plexus Web Creations, the site design-ers and free publicity from tools such as Twitter and Facebook, there are virtually no expenses. We hope fans of the bands and Voodoo Fest will make significant donations in order to increase their chances of winning.”

The contest will close on September 30, 2009 so that one lucky winner can be chosen on October 2, 2009 to receive:

→ Airfare: two round trip airline tickets courtesy of AirTran Airways from anywhere AirTran flies in the continental United States to New Orleans.

→ Accommodations: three-night stay at the New Orleans Marriott, the official hotel of Voodoo Fest.

→ VIP Treatment: Two (2) LOA Lounge (VIP) Voodoo Fest passes with swag from Widespread Panic and Drive-By Truckers and Special Side Stage Viewing Access for the Widespread Panic performance as well as:

✓ Reserved parking in the LOA parking lot✓ Line free entrance✓ Raised viewing area

✓ Complementary classic New Orleans lunch buffet with signature drinks daily

✓ Complementary dinner buffet with a Bourbon Street style drink specials nightly

✓ Continuous full bar service✓ Exclusive live performances✓ Private bathrooms✓ Much more to come…

* Must be 18 to enter the raffle, 21 to take advan-tage of drink specials included in the prize.

To enter the contest and support Nuçi’s Space, go to www.rocknraffle.com. For each $1 dona-tion you make, your name will be entered into the grand prize drawing that will take place on October 2, 2009. A downloadable PDF is also available at the Web site for mail-in entries. All mailed entries must be post marked by September 30, 2009.

Rock N Raffle 2009 is underway!

VOLunTEEr HOurSLesley Cobbs: 608 hours since March 2008.Nancy Milligan: 130 hours since May 2009.Chrismon Hinsch: 80 hours during Camp

Amped 2009 Session I.

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